I Am a Nobleman in England

"I'm sorry, sir, your conditions are indeed a bit surprising, and they are beyond the scope of my decision-making. I need to ask the headquarters for advice. I'm really sorry."

"Understandable, please feel free to—"

As for the request of the person in charge of Random House Publishing House, Arthur will naturally not block it. Indeed, according to common practice, no author will hide his true identity. You must know that some writers can squeeze their heads out in order to become famous. Such a strange request from Se is really rare.

However, since the other party wants to ask the headquarters for instructions, Arthur also wants the other party to ask for another objection by the way, so he continued with a smile: "By the way, there is also the amount of advance payment, one million dollars For the data and popularity of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey", in my opinion, this amount completely underestimates the influence and sales it may create!"

"No, no, Your Excellency Earl Arthur, one million dollars is definitely a very generous advance payment, and it also represents the sincerity of our publishing house. This is definitely a best-selling author in the American publishing industry. to enjoy the treatment."

Regarding Arthur's objection, the person in charge of Random Publishing House directly shook his head and said, in his opinion, the young earl sitting across from him is really a bit greedy, and the advance payment of one million dollars is definitely for his own publishing house to get it smoothly. The greatest sincerity given by the novel publishing rights.

Arthur didn't argue with him, but shook his head with a smile, and said lightly: "Then I'm really sorry, this amount is a little different from the amount in my heart, and I'm very sorry to let you make this trip for nothing.

I believe you all understand that I also have a publishing house, and I can completely let my own publishing house publish it, so that my interests will be maximized, but out of recognition of your company's strength and global sales channels, I agree To discuss cooperation with your company, to be honest, the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is sure to be a hit. According to the current data, it is absolutely phenomenal. I believe that any publishing house is aware of its potential , I believe your company is more aware of the value it may create.

I also believe that Hollywood should also pay attention to it. Perhaps selling it to a film company is the first choice. After all, if the work can be made into a film and television drama, the income will double immediately. "

Arthur's words changed the faces of the people at Random Publishing House. They never thought that the conversation was going well before, and they were not happy at all. The young earl on the opposite side directly flipped the table, and the speed of their turn was too fast. Come on, how can there be such a talk in business negotiations?

"Ahem... Dear Earl Arthur, please wait for a moment, I will immediately report the situation to the New York headquarters, don't worry, I think there is nothing that cannot be sat down and discussed slowly." Random Publishing The person in charge of the agency laughed twice, and hurriedly said that this mission was assigned by the New York headquarters, if he messed up in his hands, there must be no good fruit to eat.

"Yes, boss, if there is a disagreement, we can discuss it slowly, and we will eventually find a win-win solution." Tom on the side also persuaded at the right time. Dao Shadow", but he also understands that his young boss wants to get the manuscript fee in advance. Bolin Publishing House can't do this alone, and he can't let the boss send himself an advance payment for the manuscript.

Knowing what the boss was thinking, Tom naturally wouldn't see the business negotiations become deadlocked and finally broke up, so he interjected to ease the embarrassing atmosphere.

It seemed that Arthur attached great importance to Tom's subordinate's suggestion. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said indifferently: "Okay, I will wait for your good news."

"Okay, please wait a while. I'll leave for a while and I'll be right back." The person in charge of Random Publishing House couldn't laugh or cry when he saw the two people's completely undisguised cooperation in front of him. side assigned tasks,

He can't make his own claims, so he can only call for instructions.

"Please - Paul..."

Arthur smiled and stretched out his hand to signal, then turned his head to gesture to the butler Paul behind him.

"Guest, this way please—"

With a calm and elegant smile on his face, the butler Paul stepped forward and stretched out his hand as an invitation gesture, and then guided the other party to another quiet room to make a phone call.

After they left, Arthur smiled and said to the others, "We'll wait while we drink tea."

"thanks..."

Facing everyone's thanks, Arthur picked up the teacup. While drinking tea, the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly upturned. He didn't care at all whether the other party thought he was too greedy, or that his cooperation with Tom was too tricky, as long as he could finally Reaching your goal is success.

After all, no matter how elegant the literature is, it still needs to be paid, and writers also have to make a living. You can’t really live on love and cold water, right?

Looking around the world, behind the glamorous title of a writer, there are many people whose living conditions and means of livelihood are very different. Only a very small number of people have entered the ranks of the rich by relying on best-selling books. The salary can be created with peace of mind, but how many so-called writers have to travel around to make a living, and some writers even live in embarrassment due to social changes.

Besides, he was already short of money and felt insecure, so naturally he would not let go of this opportunity to increase his account balance again. Anyway, the advance payment of the manuscript remuneration will be deducted from the manuscript remuneration after the novel is published, so I want more now. It's not something unacceptable, of course, it also depends on how much recognition and confidence Random Press has in "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Time passed by every minute and every second, and everyone sitting in the gorgeous and magnificent main hall was a little quiet. Arthur was not in a hurry at all, and kept the indifferent smile on his face. Although there was an element of pretending in it, but as a For a nobleman, learning to put on a mask is one of the skills he has cultivated since he was a child. Not to mention the guests who are giving him money, even if the opponent is a sworn enemy, he must maintain the demeanor he should maintain!

"Da da da--"

Finally, the sound of footsteps came from far to near, and everyone's eyes turned to the past. The housekeeper, Paul, brought the head of Random Publishing back quickly. After the other party sat down, he said with a smile: "Over there at the New York headquarters, I agree. Your request not to disclose the author's identity for the time being, but also decided to increase the advance payment of the author's remuneration to 1.5 million US dollars, this is already the greatest sincerity of our publishing house.

The headquarters believes that "Fifty Shades of Gray" is absolutely phenomenal, and its appearance will drop a blockbuster to the world's publishing industry. I hope you can stop the network update and complete the creation of the first volume as soon as possible. Published and listed, for readers! "

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned and gathered on the young earl. Arthur pondered for a moment, smiled on his indifferent face, stretched out his hand, and said, "Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!" The person in charge of Random Press hastily reached out and shook Arthur's hand, saying with a smile on his face.

The others also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there were no more problems.